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places pittsburgh pa above photo and cover photo by craig hensel ministry church planting population 2.3 million city 30,000 univ of pittsburgh campus 100,000 college students in the area ed courtney and john freeman are campus church planters to the university of pittsburgh ed has been on staff with gcm since 1996 and john since 1995.

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letter from the executive director oh the places you ll go is the illustrated dr seuss book popular as a college graduation gift it cheerily describes the great potential of young grads each year as they move into their new phase of life in vivid colors it illustrates the unknown peril and opportunity ahead on their life mission as a missions agency started by a group of campus church plants we ve seen this best-seller more than a few times one imagines that jesus himself as he blessed and sent his disciples with a go had in mind the peril and opportunity of the much greater mission his naive but determined band of graduates walked in obedience to declare the gospel in the farthest corners of the world he knew the places they d be they didn t funny how not much has changed since then today gcm missionaries step out in faith every day many leaving careers that the world would call successful for a different kind of journey they risk personal financial security for a life living on trust they give up the common path to walk on a trek less-worn but oh the places they go in 2011 we trained more missionaries and church planters than any year in the history of gcm so we celebrate by reflecting on the increasing reach of churches and ministries who are partnered with us for evangelism discipleship and church planting into the thomas mauriello place gcm office winter park fl tom has served as the executive director of gcm since 2006 and has been with gcm since 2001.

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corners and layers of the u.s and world that jesus original disciples could never have pictured we find the gospel on a stately corner of the university of illinois campus alive with tomorrow s leaders we find the gospel in the humid streets of guatemala with needy children and the industrial beauty of downtown pittsburgh where another new church is planted in the soil of the city we see it in the art galleries of seattle where the gospel illuminates what human creativity can do each place a gcm missionary has gone in faith we celebrate another place the gospel is living beyond that each of you who has generously given to the ministry of one of these church planters campus missionaries gospel-bringers you sent them to that place even more you ve been a part of the going in so many ways you have walked into cities and campuses and brought the gospel oh the places you ll go and you have thank you the great commission and jesus came and said to them all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me go therefore and make disciples of all nations baptizing them in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit teaching them to observe all that i have commanded you and behold i am with you always to the end of the age matthew 28:18-20 esv

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places guatemala city guatemala spread photo and above photo by susan jones ministry international missions facts guatemala city has 55 murders a week guatemala is the third poorest country in south america and is a major drug trafficking route to the u.s kc reed a one year missionary to guatemala sent by the village church in flower mound texas she joined gcm in 2011.

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gcm financials financial integrity in four places as always we give extraordinary attention to caring for donor funds with christian integrity we remain committed members of the evangelical council for financial accountability four places we should point out the gift processing room a modest room in the back of our ministry office received nearly $1.4 million dollars each month in generosity poured out on the work of church planters and missionaries they re working harder than ever back there we have again seen 12 percent growth over last year that s over 20,000 active donors now this is cause for celebration as we see each gcm ministry account funded for god s work plus as most donors have now switched to our easy-to-use online donor website our processes have become increasingly more efficient and secure the audit room for the 11th year in a row we ve engaged capin crouse llp a national leader in non-profit accounting to independently audit our financial records they set up camp in our offices combing through our records to verify our financial statements a copy of our audited financial statements is available upon request the board room our board s own internal audit review committee meets twice a year to approve our annual audit reports ensuring that the highest standards of integrity are continually met our annual administrative operating budgets which run on less than 12 cents of every dollar remain some of the most efficient in our line of work and our 10-member board of directors asks tough questions to dave meldrum-green cpa place gcm office winter park fl dave serves as the director of organizational affairs and treasurer he has been with gcm since 1989.

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make certain we are meeting our goals and staying on course the prayer room while we keep to the professional standards of any sharply-run non-profit organization we remain a ministry to the core our board members executive leadership and management shape gcm s vision with prayerful consideration we seek the lord to ask where he would have us steward these funds on your behalf what is good and right and commanded in our prayers we remain sincerely beholden to god for your continued generosity giving to missionaries in millions of dollars $15.6 million 16 15 14 $12.5 million 13 12 $12 million 11 $13.1 million $12.6 million $14.0 million $12.5 million $12.8 million since 1992 10 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

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places university of illinois spread photo and above photo by alan hable ministry university focused population 42,605 graduate and undergraduate students from 115 countries and every state in the nation casey and brooke summers are campus missionaries with i-life christian fellowship casey joined gcm in 2011 brooke has been on staff since 1999.

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places seattle wa ministry city-focused outreach fact the seattle-tacoma area has more arts-related businesses and organizations per capita than any other u.s metropolitan area 2004 study by americans for the arts washington d.c jeff bettger is the pastor of arts and mercy at mars hill church in downtown seattle he has been with gcm since 2010.